Snigdhendu Bhattacharya

In my latest for @Article14live, I detail the harassment #Bengali speaking Muslims are facing in BJP ruled states on suspicion of being #Bangladeshi

Betwa Sharma @betwasharma

"They refuse to acknowledge our Aadhaar or voter ID cards. They say, Mamata Banerjee has got all you Bangladeshis fake ID cards" "The intruders hurled abuses, slapped one of us, pulled at another’s beard, and asked us to leave" @snigspeak reports https://t.co/Kxg6TqvB6w https://t.co/kgsD5ay6nz

India's Constitution & SC say every arrested or detained person must be produced befor a magistrate within 24 hrs. Bt police in 2 #BJP-run states detained #Bengali Muslims for a week or more, accusing them of being #Bangladeshi, I report for @Article14live https://t.co/OzsDt1q0XX

As reports emerge that CPI(Maoist) helmsman Vasvaraj alias Ganganna has been killed in an encounter with the police, replugging my old piece for HT in which I gave a profile of the man https://t.co/bMgFweVhDl

As the science maestro JV Narlikar breathes his last and leaves behind a legacy to last many years, replugging an article I earlier wrote. A sharp scientific mind, committed to spread rationalism & scientific temper. A true public intellectual, an idol https://t.co/8TY4Ka9oKv

My latest for The Diplomat https://t.co/U6zq9tb8fu

Hindu, Bengali, Secular: Didi’s Different Identities As Bengal enters a phase of conflicting identity politics, Banerjee attempts to play a balancing game, albeit with a majoritarian tilt. My latest for @thewire_in https://t.co/B2e1s6GNOM

My 2nd story on Murshidabad violence: Locals say spread of rumours with a communal angle and prompt mobilisation of Muslim teens reflect planning, while mystery shrouds allegation that Hindutva activist clad in BSF uniform looted and gutted Muslim homes https://t.co/HeiVGaRmhm

Scars of #Murshidabad: Ground Report Irrespective of the various ‘outsider’ theories, the selective targeting of Hindu properties in mixed population areas bears telltale signs of the locals’ involvement. And this takes away the comfort of trust. https://t.co/9bdbFvW4eN

The body of Havildar Jhantu Ali Sheikh, India's first martyr in action against terrorists after the Pahalgam massacre, reaches his home in Nadia district of West Bengal. His father told journalists: "My son proved with his life which side we (Muslims) are on in this war." https://t.co/KAuKtsLUUk

Film on the Phule couple, fountainhead of Dalit movement, releases with the punch of its dialogues diluted. It shows Hindutva's design to erase, dilute n distort memories of caste oppression, as reflected in controversies in India and the US, I write https://t.co/9bHnAfsWY0

Indians are predominantly meat eaters, but recent years witnessed increasing culinary cultural conflict, as Hindutva enforces a fanatic vegetarianism on everyone, irrespective of their beliefs, food, and cultural habits. It's all about caste. My latest https://t.co/HhfglGmnvH

Bengal doesn't usually appear on India's caste conflict map. But in Spring of 2025, Chamar/Muchi community members in over 2 dozen villages called out untouchability. Here I describe their fight aganst discrimination in attending Hindu religious events https://t.co/RUhX5sCmpJ

আজকের আনন্দবাজারে সম্পাদকীয় পাতায় বাঙালি জাতীয়তার উদ্ভব ও বিকাশ নিয়ে আমার লেখা। "ভারতের বৈশিষ্ট্য রক্ষা করাই যদি ভারতের জাতীয়তার লক্ষ্য হয়, তবে ভারতের ভিন্ন ভিন্ন প্রদেশের প্রাদেশিক বৈশিষ্ট্যকে কখনওই উপেক্ষা করা যায় না।" https://t.co/myr8SjcKHl https://t.co/cT88Z8A1M8

Bengali Hindu gods coexist with meat and fish. Non veg is inseparable from Bengali Hinduism. Look at these two lovely photos. Can you imagine a meat shop owned by a Bengali Hindu without Maa Kali's photo in it? Or a fish market? For Bengalis, Maa is everywhere. https://t.co/hJlQ9blmfe

The world order that Jean-Luc Godard explored in his 1967 film, La Chinoise, dramatically changed in a decade and further since then. It now awaits unexpected turns. In my latest for @Outlookindia, I describe how global order shifted at regular intervals https://t.co/zdZrRnCpMH https://t.co/U95rOXLJ6Q

In this piece for @boomlive_in, I write how JU students face intense vilification from politicians and a section of the media every time protests break out. https://t.co/VbxsW5rBqH

In my latest for @Outlookindia, published in the current issue, I write about the global rise in religious tourism, which is driven not only by growing religiosity across societies, but also government choices on infrastructure and right wing mobilisation https://t.co/HEETEXjIHO https://t.co/GbmguPdFbJ